Peace of Mind Paternity Test

This is a home-based test recommended if testing for your knowledge only. Instructions and over-the-phone support included.
Steps:
• Order
• Sample yourselves
• Ship back with included label
• Wait for ResultsOrder OnlineCall to Order

Prenatal Paternity Test

Completed while the mother is pregnant. Requires a blood sample from the mother and a saliva sample from the father.
Steps:
• Call and Schedule your Appointment
• Go into the Facility for Sampling
• Wait for ResultsCall to SchedulePara Español

Paternity Testing Corpus Christi TX – My DNA Paternity

Paternity Testing Corpus Christi TX

Corpus Christi Patient Service Center is located on the backside of the Corpus Christi Medical Center – Northwest Campus off of Northwest Blvd. We urge you to call ahead for an appointment to avoid waiting in line. Although, we always accept walk-ins.

Our collection hours are:

Welcome to Paternity Testing Corpus Christi TX!

Paternity Testing Corpus Christi TX is part of the My DNA Paternity Network. As mentioned, this lab is accredited. Labcorp ranks #1 for DNA in the United States. This coalition exists so that smaller, local labs can provide testing across the nation.

At My DNA Paternity Testing Labs, we use the best medical laboratories in the industry to provide the most accurate results. If needed, we can also refer you for legal counsel or a physician referral.

Because we are a network, Paternity Testing Corpus Christi TX can accommodate if the child or the alleged father lives outside of the Corpus Christi area and even outside of the state. Please, feel comfortable tell your Case Manager about this or any other extenuating circumstances.

To find information about DNA Paternity Testing Labs, visit our Home page or follow us on Twitter and Facebook,. To find out more about Paternity Testing Corpus Christi TX, keep scrolling! We have a lot of great resources for you. To find out more about the testing process in general, check out our FAQ page.

Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region and the county seat of Nueces County. According to the 2010 census, Corpus Christi had 277,454 people, 98,791 households, and 70,437 families residing in the area. Of these households, 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, and 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present.

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Paternity testing is conducted to determine if a man is the biological father of an individual. Therefore having a paternity test is a way of naming the father legally when the parents are not married. While there are several different ways to establish paternity, DNA testing is now the most accurate and popular method. In addition, a DNA paternity test is the only method admissible in Texas’ courts.

There are many reasons mothers and fathers choose to have a DNA paternity test in Texas. If parents are unmarried, paternity testing can resolve questions from curiosity to financial or legal disputes. Though you may be sure of the parentage of your child, state aid programs, insurance companies, and social security might have questions. Determining paternity also is necessary to give children access to family medical histories. This will be important when the child becomes enrolled in schools. Most school systems need information about potential genetic diseases from both the mother and the father’s families. Please note, you need to have a legal test performed to complete any state or federally related paperwork.

Also known as Court Approved Paternity Testing. For a legal paternity test, chain of custody must be established. Rather, the identity of the individuals being tested needs to be confirmed in addition to completing the test.

To do this, we take the following measures:

First, we request identification of both individuals. ID for the alleged father is a Driver’s License or State ID, and ID for the child is the birth certificate or state issued ID, depending on age.

Next, our technicians take a polaroid picture of both the alleged father and the child at the time of the test.

Also, they take a fingerprint from both the alleged father and the child.

Finally, we take the saliva sample (buccal swab) from both the alleged father and the child for comparison. This comparison takes 3-5 business days to complete.

In addition, every step of the paternity testing process is administered by a third party. The third party representative signing off on the completion of these steps is what helps the courts to know who exactly participated in the test.

Now keep in mind that the child and the alleged father do not need to be tested at the same time. In fact, a benefit to our network of labs through the DNA Paternity Testing Labs is we can collect samples at different labs. Even across state lines! Usually we test both parties at the same time. However, we can accommodate if you need separate appointments.

This is an at home kit. You can actually purchase it directly from our website! We ship it to your address and you perform the test yourself. The best part about a peace of mind test is you label the envelopes how you would like. For instance, if you do not want your child’s name on the results, mark the envelope daughter, son or child. However, we ask that you place at least one legal name and number on the paperwork for resulting.

The test itself is not that hard to administer. There are three envelopes in the standard it: Alleged Father, Child, and Mother. If you didn’t ask to have the mother tested, please discard this envelope. The back of the envelopes have directions on how to complete the test.

But here’s quick overview:

Open the envelope respective to the individual (Alleged Father, Child, or Mother).

Open the swabs without touching the prickly end.

Insert the first swab into the right cheek, prickly end first. Rub it firmly against the inner cheek kind of like you’re brushing your cheek with a toothbrush. Hold it in the air for 30 seconds to dry.

Repeat the process with the second swab on the inner left cheek.

Place the two swabs back into the envelope and label the envelope.

In short, there will be two swabs per person. If you have multiple children or multiple alleged father’s being tested, please make sure you place the samples in separate envelopes. We urge you not to touch the swabs of two different individuals together at any time. Doing this, you could jeopardize results or make the samples hard to read. If you do not have the right amount of envelopes, please call and tell us so we can get you what you need.

Not usually. Testing the mother does not improve the accuracy of the test. However, the results come back a little bit quicker. Reason being, the mother’s DNA helps to eliminate which genomes of the child’s come from the mom. Therefore, the remaining genomes must come from the father. We test the same 23 genomes. However, fewer genomes need to match the father as we know the mothers. If you’re in a rush, we recommend testing the mother.

While the mother is pregnant, we can test for paternity with no harm to the baby. We refer to that as a Prenatal Paternity Test. In these cases, we test the mother via a blood draw and the father via a saliva sample (buccal swab). Not too scary! The blood draw is from the inner elbow just like all the other hormone tests the mother gets while she is pregnant. From her blood, we extract the alpha-feto-protein which is a segment of the baby’s DNA. This segment gives us the same information as if we were testing the baby itself. The only catch is the mother has to be at least 10 weeks pregnant for this process to work.

Give us a call, and start the process of getting the results you need today!